Network driver not installed

[IamKeoniT2]

New install of Windows Home Server 2011. Biostar MB TA75MH2. I need to install Network drivers from Device Manager. Using Update driver in Device Manager, Windows does not find the driver on the Biostar driver CD. I have copied the Win7 section from the LAN drivers on the CD to a USB drive. Windows can't find the driver in that section.
I have asked, email, Biostar tech support which driver to use, they have not responded.

Suggestions please.

 

[tsnor]

Couple thoughts
1. Do you have any USB wireless adapters? Shove them in and see if Windows has a driver for them that works. Once you get to windows update you will get your driver loaded.

2. I do not see Win Home Server 2011 on the supported OS / driver download page for that MB here: http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=614#download Again, if you get any network working think you will get windows update to find/fix things for you.

3. This specs say your ethernet is "Realtek RTL8111F - 10/100/1000 Controller" mayb e use that to find a driver from somewhere like this (i did not look closely at this site, it may be bad or the driver may be wrong, but wanted to give you example: https://www.techspot.com/downloads/drivers/essentials/realtek-pcie-lan/

 

[IamKeoniT2]

What's frustrating is the server has been running on this hardware for a couple of years. Now I have to reinstall and can't remember how I set it up and can't find any notes I may have made at the time.

WHS is, according to what I have read, built on Win7 and Server 2008 R2. I have those drivers but they require running a setup routine. The install won't allow you to run a program, the server is not fully installed. So I'm stuck, so it seems, in a circle.

Thanks for for your comments.

 

[IamKeoniT2]

Solved! Added a generic intel NIC and Bob's your uncle!